Queen Bey

Watch a Tiny Beyoncé Blow the Roof off a Song from The Wiz

If you’re patient enough to make it through the introduction and a bit of wobbly sound issues, you can see something truly magical in this resurfaced video of Beyoncé singing her seven-year-old heart out to “Home” from The Wiz. No, the future Mrs. Carter-Knowles isn’t always perfectly on key, but the power in her tiny body and the maturity of some of her phrasing is frankly astonishing. Not that we should be surprised.

Now this Wiz video is a little old, clearly, but is enjoying renewed life thanks to NBC’s recent and triumphant live version of the 1974 musical. Beyoncé is no stranger to TV musicals, or did you forget about Carmen: A Hip Hopera? So it’s tempting to imagine what that production might have looked like with a special appearance from Queen Bey herself. But it’s likely that the sheer wattage pouring off Beyoncé would have stuck out in the perfectly balanced cast NBC chose. But knowing that Beyoncé is fond of a musical, maybe we can hold out hope that someday she’ll dip her toe into one of these live network events. Possibly when they finally get around to Hamilton?